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FNM RecapJames - Riveteers (3-0)Rd 1 - Lutz-Obscura (2-0)Rd 2 - Jerv-Mono Red (2-0)Rd 3 - Todd-Azorius (2-1)Jank / Spike GauntletJeremy - Jank Side - Riveteers Sacrifice (1-2)James - Spike Side (2-1)Deck 1 - Naya Runes (2-0)Deck 2 - Jeskai Hinata (1-2)Deck 3 - Esper Midrange (2-0)Crack-a-PackDouble Masters 2022Good Luck, I Hope You Lose!Goblintraders.net: DTP5TCGPlayer.com: https://bit.ly/2Ec0AVZInkedgaming.com: http://inkedgaming.com/dtpcast
Our journey's on the Arena LadderJank / Spike GauntletJeremy - Jank Side - Silent Spider RampJames - Spike SideDeck 1 - Grixis Vamps (0-2)Deck 2 - Esper Midrange (2-0)Deck 3 - Jeskai Hinata (2-0)Crack-a-PackStreets of New Capenna StoryGood Luck, I Hope You Lose!Goblintraders.net: DTP5TCGPlayer.com: https://bit.ly/2Ec0AVZInkedgaming.com: http://inkedgaming.com/dtpcast
FNM RecapJames - Azorius Flap Traps (1-2)Rd 1 - Jeremy-Temur Song (0-2)Rd 2 - Tyler-Gruul Ugin Ramp (0-2)Rd 3 - Alex-Green Mutate (2-0)James - Jund Sacrifice (3-0)Rd 1 - Alex-BW Aristocrats (2-1)Rd 2 - Tyler-WB Lifegain (2-0)Rd 3 - Jeremy-Grixis Dredge (2-0)Jeremy - Temur Song (1-2)Rd 1 - James-Azorius Flap Traps (2-0)Rd 2 - Alex-Green Mutate (0-2)Rd 3 - Tyler-Gruul Ugin Ramp (0-2)Jeremy - Grixis Dredge (1-2)Rd 1 - Tyler-WB Lifegain (0-2)Rd 2 - Alex-Aristocrats (2-0)Rd 3 - James-Jund Sac. (0-2)Decks for FNM:James - Jund Sac. / Prowess or Mono WhiteJeremy - Temur Song / ReanimatorCrack-a-PackSpellslinger's SanctumPro Tour Top 8 History - Pro Tour Avacyn Restored: Barcelona 2012UW Miracles - Alexander Hayne (1st place)Bant Hexproof - Gaudenis Vidugiris (2nd place) & Jon Finkel Human/Griselbrand Reanimator - Ken YukuhiroNaya Blue - Joshua Cho & Thomas HolzingerPlayers Tour Finals - July 25-26 & August 1Metagame BreakdownTemur Reclamation - 39.3%Four Color Reclamation - 15.2%Bant Ramp - 11.7%Mono Green, Mono White, Jund Sac., Rakdos Sac., Azorius Control, Esper Midrange, Mono Red, Sultai Ramp, and Other - All under 10% eachSet Boosters - Debuting in Zendikar RisingThe Jank TankIgnorance is blissJumpstart impressionsRavnica Beacon - Mediators from the Azorious are working toward a settlement after Izzet Industries was sued over defects in Ral's Spark Goggles when they were falsely advertised as a tool to find romance. Ral was quoted sayin "When I said spark, that's not what I meant." A goblin in the marketing department was found laughing his ass off when the commercial aired. Since all other goblins also found the commercial hilarious, the union has decided to go on strike. Production has come to a halt as nobody in their right mind would dare approach the pickett line. Numerous explosions have been reported and at least 6 goblins have been killed as conditions continue to escalate. When we asked the union leader Muxus about the explosions, he said "I'm sure I can find a few more to take their place.". A gruul riot squad had been called in to handle the situation and even now the fighting continues." And now a short word from our sponsors.Commercial break: PheMO advertisementGood Luck, I Hope You Lose!Goblintraders.net: DTP5TCGPlayer.com: https://bit.ly/2Ec0AVZInkedgaming.com: http://inkedgaming.com/dtpcast
To the surprise of many, Standard finally has a new deck to speak of! Several, by the looks of it. We look at decklists and meta breakdown from the Players Tour finals, and go over Mono White's place in the metagame, alongside some other spicy brews like Esper Midrange and Mardu Winota. We round it out with a discussion on whether Wilderness Reclamation needs to be banned, and other thoughts for keeping Standard interesting over the next two months. Here are all 145 decklists ( https://magic.gg/events/players-tour-finals-decklists ) registered for the PT finals. Find Covertgoblue on his YouTube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/user/danno029 ) and at his personal site ( https://covertgoblue.com/home ). Find Arena Craft on: * Discord ( https://discord.gg/7jVEmD9 ) * Twitter ( https://twitter.com/arenacraftpod ) * Twitch ( https://www.twitch.tv/arenacraftpodcast ) * YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/arenacraftpodcast ) * Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/arenacraftpod ) * Email Us ( arenacraftpod@gmail.com ) This show features the track 'Real Virtuality' from Eero Johannes ( https://soundcloud.com/eerojohannes ) released on the Sound Pellegrino ( http://www.soundpellegrino.net/ ) label and is used with permission.
Baker and Nick explain what 75 Card Pickup is about, when and how decks want to play cantrips, and check in on one of their favorite Standard archetypes: Esper Midrange featuring Hero of Precinct One.
The guys do a deep dive on Esper Control and Esper Midrange for Standard!
Justin and Chris dig into the pros and cons of the two most popular decks for this MCQ season.Join the conversation in our Forcing Spike Discord!https://discord.gg/aC5wtaj